Next year will be our year!
It's kind of weird but I've
It's kind of weird but I've been excited for 2014 for a while now. Hoke's first couple of classes will be contributing at that point with great depth and talent across the board, and with either a 5th year senior or 5 star qb starting we really ought to make a NC run. But next year will also be a lot of fun. Love the direction this team is going in
COYS and lets go Detroit FC!
Sorry...
But, and/or a 5-Star QB.
Isn't life grand?
Go Blue!
Countess
He will be a junior next year and has a possibility at a medical red shirt I would assume as well. We may the fortune to see him for 3 more years.
"This is MICHIGAN ferGODsakes"
He's a lock for a medical
He's a lock for a medical redshirt. He'll be listed as a RS Soph next fall.
Won't Gardner
Be a RS Junior? I'm probably wrong....
Denard Robinson......They're not going to catch him!
I won't make it, it feels
I won't make it, it feels like an eternity (I tell myself every offseason).
And so the countdown
And so the countdown begins.....
If you're doing nothing, how do you know when you're finished?
SMASHMOUTH FOOTBALL!!!!!!
SMASHMOUTH FOOTBALL!!!!!!
Bears Beets Battlestar Galactica
I'll feel that way at the beginning of the summer
But for now I need to get away and restore some life balance. Having only national signing day, spring ball, and men's hoops for the next few months is probably a good thing for me.
"He has no idea that Charles Woodson can jump fifteen feet in the air, come down acrobatically, and get his foot inside this football field. Folks, you can watch football a long, long time before you see another play like that."
Ditto.
I was thinking the same thing.
Well, you won't have to worry
Well, you won't have to worry about the NCAA hockey tournament this year...
I wish I could fast forward.
I wish I could fast forward.
The Team, The Team, The Team.
That's too long.
Someone make the wait shorter.
Yep, that's Simba made out of a pineapple.
Must. Learn. To. Care. About.
Must. Learn. To. Care. About. Basketball.
"I just hope Tressel doesn't fire me"
-Gordon Gee
(No subject)
"Ohio is like a giant turd that Michigan just can't pinch off"
That sounds so far away.
That sounds so far away. Thank goodness we're good again in basketball. That will help.
...
CAN'T WAIT. /bartscottvoice
THIS IS MICHIGAN
I'm really worried about next
I'm really worried about next year. Oline could be scary and not scary good and if Fitz isn't back to 100% and we don't get Green I don't see us having a running game. The good news is I think the passing game should be ok and the defense should be improved.
Perfection is not attainable, but if we chase perfection we can catch excellence.
- Vince Lombardi
Our OL had a great day run
Our OL had a great day run blocking today in traditional under center looks against a great run defense. If that's a sign of actual progress and not a fluke, they should be primed for a good year next year, both with the benefit of offseason coaching and personell actually fit for drive blocking for once.
COYS and lets go Detroit FC!
just go to sleep and stop
just go to sleep and stop fretting
Are you a park ranger at Yellowstone? Say hi to Yogi Bear for me. - the_big_house 500th
I may not be a 70 year old man. - Herm
Our OL will be just as good
Our OL will be just as good next year as this year I think. And if Fitz can't go, one of Rawls, Hayes, Drake Johnson or Deveon Smith will be solid, assuming no Derrick Green.
As you touched on, our passing game will be much better. A big reason our running game never took off this year was because there was never a legit passing threat for the D to focus on.
Yeah, I'm both excited and concerned
I'm excited because I think our defense will only continue to get better and I'm very excited to see what Gardner can do with a full season and Funchess can do with more playing time. I agree that our o-line will be just as good next year but...that ain't that good. I think we have potential to be better, but we will be young. So, that concerns me. I also don't think Fitz will be 100% next year. I broke my leg similar to his and I wasn't the same for a good 1.5 years...we are expecting him to be 100% in 10 months. While I think he'll play and contribute I'd be surprised if he gets 1000 yards for example. I'm not sold on Rawls, I haven't seen Johnson. I think Deveon Smith and Hayes can play, but both are unproven. Green would be a huge help, but that hasn't happened yet. I have also have concerns about our recieving core. Gallon and Dileo will be servicable but we need a deep play threat. Can Darboh/Chesson provide that...idk. We still have no pash rushing d-lineman so when we play teams with a good o-line can we get pressure without blitzing?
So, I'm excited, I think we are steadily improving, but we won't be anywhere near ready to compete for a NC for another 2-3 years IMO. Does anyone really think we can play with Alabama, LSU, Florida, FSU, Oregon next year? I wouldn't be confident in a matchup against any of those teams. I'm hoping we win the division and get to 9 wins in the regular season. My focus is on beating NW, MSU, Neb, and OSU. And, in case anyone hasn't noticed Northwestern is gonna be good next year, ND will be good again, we travel to PSU (less worried due to the QB situation) MSU and Nebraska bring back a lot, OSU will be good, The schedule is better than this year with more of our tough matchups at home, but it's not cake walk.
Strength equipment is expensive and guarantees you nothing. A strong will is free and can give you everything you want.
Between
Deveon Smith, Fitz, Hayes, or Rawls, somebody will step up and the line will be better than what people think.
Denard Robinson......They're not going to catch him!
There is also about 15 more
There is also about 15 more seconds until I watch that gif of smith getting lit up by clowney.......poor guy
If at first you don't succeed, skydiving isn't for you.
How many more days til
How many more days til Derrick Green commits?
Nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes...and fuck Ohio.
42
42
“When your team is winning, be ready to be tough, because winning can make you soft. On the other hand, when your team is losing, stick by them. Keep believing” - Bo Schembechler
He said he's announcing this
He said he's announcing this month. So 1-30
If you need drugs to be a good writer, you're not a good writer.
-Rod Serling
It started already!!
It started already!!
todays game
was so good it left me wanting more. This sux
too soon
I'm drinking beer and listening to Ben Harper
If the haters don't hate you then you're doing something wrong. - David Cone
100 days exactly until the
100 days exactly until the Maize-Blue Spring Game on 4/13. Blue leads the series 28-26 and has a 3 year winning streak. Maize (formerly White team) hasn't ever won a spring game yet. You have to go back to 2009 when Forcier led White to a 73-32 shallacking over Blue.
When the ADept sells special jerseys and gear, you'll see my picture next to the targeted customer crowd. A sheep.....but a Blue one.....
Is one of them the first
Is one of them the first string and one the second string, or is it just random?
Every coach had their own
Every coach had their own format. Since Hoke has been here it's been Blue (2nd team offense & 1st team defense) vs Maize (1st team offense & 2nd team defense).
It really depends on depth though Michigan's last true game format was 2002. Oddly when Hoke left Michigan, the format changed to some controlled drills with some wacky point system.
When the ADept sells special jerseys and gear, you'll see my picture next to the targeted customer crowd. A sheep.....but a Blue one.....
240 days 'til college football?
"There is not a scale available with which I can accurately measure how much I want you to shut the fuck up right now."
Off season feels like forever
and when they finally get to September it seems like it's over like that. Such is life....oh wait, I can haz basketball??????
Anyone ever tell you that you
Anyone ever tell you that you rule? Well you kind of do.
All in for some manball.
The Team can take all the time it needs.
I am a patient man.
Abort, Retry, Fail?
Patient?
You must be a European! I am not a patient woman. I get mad when the internet does not immediately pop up and/or is running slow, and I am wanting MOAR Michigan football Now!!!! Do pass on your strategies for being patient. I keep thinking, Devin to Gallon....Devin to Gallon....
Alright! Time for
Alright! Time for hockey!!!
Wait, wait...what?
Damn
Damn, I forgot about these. Sad, big numbers.
Intensity is a lot of guys that run fast.
Year 4 Im calling we run the
Year 4 Im calling we run the table.
If you need drugs to be a good writer, you're not a good writer.
-Rod Serling
triple digit offseason
triple digit offseason numbers gives me the sad
"What" ain't no country I ever heard of. They speak English in What?
And So The Off-Season Begins...
It seems like August 31st is years away, and yet, it is not.
I am proud of Team 133, proud of the seniors and those who will return as members of Team 134. Congratulations to them on this season, and to those who will be graduating, congratulations on completing your time at Michigan and being part of the winningest program in college football.
"Funny isn't it, how naughty dentists always make that one fatal mistake."
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Thanks
In an odd way, this is exactly what I needed. Thanks to those leaving, but it is time to look forward.
I am excited to see what Devin can do knowing he is the Man at QB all year. I also look forward to at least one of the young guns at WR to step up. The OL should be talented, but young. Speedy recovery for Countess and Fitz - we will need those guys.
"Nobody cares what you think!"
Scary thought.....
What if Dev gets hurt? Will Bellomy remember which arm to throw with he's called on?? I can't imagine Morris will be ready.
Hush your mouth!!
Don't even think it.
"Nobody cares what you think!"
Devin is built a lot sturdier
Devin is built a lot sturdier than Denard and can take the punishment. Unless some freak ligament thing happens I wouldn't worry too much.
If you need drugs to be a good writer, you're not a good writer.
-Rod Serling
Next year will be our year! The year with O-line and D-line depth (knock on wood) and some talented youngsters starting to contribute, not to mention the return of Touissant and Countess and a senior Gardner, Q Wash, Gallon, Dileo, and Schofield. I'm excited for the future, and although this season wasn't as magical as we had hoped, it was a fun ride and I'm glad to see that we played a close bowl game and were a sack away from winning.
Go blue forever!